Rowing (rowing machine), the only thing that I have found that uses all the same muscle groups as windsurfing, and in a similar way.
I just use my old'ish Bowflex set up in the rowing configuration, throw on some good music and have at it. Gotta have a sliding seat, or it's worthless._________________I don't drink the 'cool' aid, I drink tequila, it's more honest.

That being said, why is it that when I sail, my weight before and after differ by sometimes up to 5 pounds? I.e., I weigh myself at night, and the next day after sailing I'm usually 3 to 5 pounds lighter? Am I losing that much H2O from sweating in my wetsuit?

Spent the last couple years bodyboarding and bodysurfing (w/ fins) every weekend and that has kept me in great shape for windsurfing season.

Also, have been doing a lot of skateboard LDP (long distance pumping) and now that I have developed the right technique and acquired the right components, I go miles on flats/trails without ever putting a foot down, surfing an endless concrete wave and carving the hell out of it while getting a great cardio workout and working my lower body and back. I recommend it to all boardheads here, it's so incredibly convenient, fun and beneficial!

Yoga has been useful to me for improving proprioception, balance, and coordination. It has helped some aspects of waterstart for me.

Yoga also gives reasonably good work for some "push" muscles, though little for the "pull" muscles. Most yoga also does not do much for cardio conditioning.

Yoga's pull deficiency however, can make it a sort of nice counter to windsurfing. Yesterday I sailed for a couple of hours in the afternoon, then did a yoga session at 7PM. The result was a feeling of having worked pretty much everything.

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